This document appears to be an assignment for a business English course. It provides the student's name, student ID number, and labels the assignment as Assignment 1. The document then lists 5 key functions of a manager: 1) setting goals for the group; 2) organizing work and selecting people for tasks; 3) motivating the team and communicating with them; 4) establishing targets to measure performance; and 5) developing employees as the most important asset, especially for knowledge workers.
This document appears to be an assignment for a business English course. It provides the student's name, student ID number, and labels the assignment as Assignment 1. The document then lists 5 key functions of a manager: 1) setting goals for the group; 2) organizing work and selecting people for tasks; 3) motivating the team and communicating with them; 4) establishing targets to measure performance; and 5) developing employees as the most important asset, especially for knowledge workers.
This document appears to be an assignment for a business English course. It provides the student's name, student ID number, and labels the assignment as Assignment 1. The document then lists 5 key functions of a manager: 1) setting goals for the group; 2) organizing work and selecting people for tasks; 3) motivating the team and communicating with them; 4) establishing targets to measure performance; and 5) developing employees as the most important asset, especially for knowledge workers.
the group, and decides what work needs to be done to meet those goals. 2) Organizes. The manager divides the work into manageable activities, and selects people to accomplish the tasks that need to be done. 3) Motivates and communicates. The manager creates a team out of his people, through decisions on pay, placement, promotion, and through his communications with the team. Drucker also referred to this as the integrating function of the manager. 4) Measures. The manager establishes appropriate targets and yardsticks, and analyzes, appraises and interprets performance. 5) Develops people. With the rise of the knowledge worker, this task has taken on added importance. In a knowledge economy, people are the companys most important asset, and it is up to the manager to develop that asset.